Here are a few shots I thought you guys may like of some of the work being performed yesterday. As you can see Alex is hard at work. My favorite is turbo comparison from Stock vs 950R





Stay tuned for more updates soon!


Tray

 

Alright got a few more progress pictures for you today. Turbo is positioned nicely and the front mount intercooler core has been secured. Alex is working away steadily hopefully tomorrow we will be able to start her up.

 

nice.. my neighbor bought a new widebody wrx recently and i think it's the ****ing illest car in the mid 20s range.

i love the sti but still think the evo has more potential.



love the track, rear diffuser, quad tipped exhaust, OEM wheels are some of the nicest ones i've ever seen.

 

Ok, We are back from our vacation and back to work. We are getting very close. Here are a couple of pictures of how she is sitting and the fuel mods we are running now from Deatschwerks. We are very excited to see how well the 1300cc injectors work with their new Deatschwerks 300lph fuel pump.







More updates to come shortly!

Best regards,

Tray

 

Well, we have to remove the Perrin FMIC because there simply wasn't an elegant or feasible solution to make the turbo kit and IC piping work nicely with blow through MAF, so we installed the AMS instead. We wrapped up this week, and I am dyno tuning right now. 20psi pump will be done today, and I will report back with dyno numbers.

These are hot off my camera...

 

We got some new goodies coming in today. Hope to post up some more teaser pictures.

 

1/14/11


I apologize for the lack of updates. We have been playing catch up due to the weather Atlanta has been seeing. We have finished installing all the GTSPEC products on our 2011 Subaru and have been really impressed with their fit, finish, and quality.





If you are not familiar with the GTSPEC product lines the GTSPEC products are designed to strengthen OEM chassis rigidity and minimize flex. Their R&D team of engineers pinpoints the weakest areas of the vehicle (mainly frame rails and strut towers) and develops the products to maximize performance and minimize body roll. Take a look at the huge list of parts that GTSPEC sent us for testing. The quality is absolutely race class, and Sharif is ready to give these pieces a good track testing very shortly.

Part list:
- GTSPEC Front Strut Bar
- GTSPEC Rear Strut Bar
- GTSPEC Front Fender Braces
- GTSPEC Rear Lightweight Bumper Beam
- GTSPEC Rear A Brace Version 2
- GTSPEC 4 Point Ladder Mid Chassis Brace
- GTSPEC Rear Lower Control Arm with Camber Adjustment
- GTSPEC Prototype Rear Lateral Link


Here are some pictures of some of the parts and installation along the way. Enjoy!




This is a great comparison photo of the OEM bar with whiteline bushing installed, vs. the GTSpec




Shot of the front underbrace.


The rear end is full of GTSpec and Whiteline goodness all around. Handle will be razor sharp as it should be!


A little closer shot:




Now all that is left, is the JRZ RS1's...hint hint...caugh caugh. JRZ has been focusing on the upcoming Grand Am Daytona race so we are still a couple weeks out.

Right now, our STi is on the alignment rack and we'll have some more pictures of the finished product tomorrow. Next week, we'll be working on our custom 3 inch exhaust so we can finally let this big turbo breath and demonstrate what we can do with the stock block!

 

The weight difference between the lateral links and rear arms was negligible. The Fender bracing, and A Braces did add a small amount to the car. But the improvement in chassis stiffness will out weigh the added weight gain. The real savings is in the GTSPEC rear bumper beam. Have a look at the difference in made.

OEM Rear Bumper Beam:



OEM Rear Bumper Beam: (Weight 21lbs)



GTSPEC Lightweight Rear Bumper Beam: (Weight 5.5lbs) Savings of 15.5 lbs



GTSPEC Lightweight Rear Bumper Beam Installed with no issues at all!



Take a look at some of the other high quality items that we installed.

GTSPEC Front Strut Brace:



GTSPEC 3 Point Rear Strut Brace: (Perfect install on the 2011. No modifications needed)



GTSPEC Front Fender Reinforcement Braces:



Forged Performance is really excited to head back to the track to see how well the vehicle has improved with the GTSPEC products. We will let you know as soon as we get out there!

 

Got some goodies in the mail today! I'll share some pictures with you guys shortly!

 

Hi everyone,

I want to give you a brief street-based review of the GT Spec and Whiteline components now that I've had a chance to drive the car around town for about 350 miles. As a refresher, we've installed nearly the entire GT Spec and Whiteline catalog on our 2011 STi sedan, however, the shocks are still stock with just some drop in TEIN S-Tech springs. Obviously, the shocks leave something to be desired, but here are my impressions nonetheless.

Even on stock shocks, the car's chassis is transformed from washy and unstable to very firm and tight. Gone is the overall slop and play of the OEM bushings and arms. The car now tracks straight and true with very little input from the driver. Body roll has been reduced and staright line manners have not been sacrificed. It's also important to note there is ZERO increase in noise, harshness, rattles, or anything else of that nature. It's tight and quiet as a church mouse.

That said, we are really looking forward to installing the JRZ RS1 coilover's which are really the centerpiece of our suspension system. As a preview we just installed the first set of JRZ RS1's on the Forged Performance 370Z and the improvement is literally night and day compared to the TEIN Monoflex's that were on the car. The car changes directions like a go kart with no body roll whatsoever yet is extremely compliant in a straight line for daily driving purposes.

Once the JRZ RS1's are installed and dialed in, I'll be retesting the STi at Road Atlanta in March. I am really looking forward to what kinds of laptime improvements we see.

Now back to working on the exhaust...



Sharif

 

Ok, we just wrapped up our prototype 3inch exhaust. We are still making some changes to the system, but I want to share a quick teaser dyno. On the first pull, I realize just how much trq, spool, and power we were missing and the results are nothing short of spectacular. Boost level is the same on both runs, and I think we're one of the only shops to post boost curves. All in the interest of sharing as much as possible with the community.

The only change is we switched from the stock exhaust to our 3 inch exhaust. I did not adjust timing, but I did have to ADD additional fuel because the new exhaust naturally resulting in less backpressure and more efficiency from the engine.

400rpm earlier spool which shifted the power curve 400rpm to the left
50ft/lbs peak trq improvement and 21whp peak improvement.
But even more telling, is the 100lb/ft trq improvement in the midrange

That said, the car as it sits now is actually decent in the midrange and a lot of fun to drive around town. Certainly not a road racing turbo by any means but much more tolerable than I would have expected with this big PTE 6765. I've got a bit more tuning to do on pump, but so far these are the highest numbers I've produced from 20psi on a 100% stock engine STi on our dyno. It would be nice to hit the magic 400whp on pump. Good stuff.

Shortly after that, we'll do some before/after testing of the one-of-a-kind AMS Prototype Intake Manifold.

 

Posting for Sharif:

So I got bored on Sunday and converted over to E85. Just did some quick adjustments of fueling to get me going, but OMG it's much more responsive on E85. I will be on the dyno this week with it again for the big stock block numbers. I really want to see 450-500whp on our Dyno Dynamics. I will definately have the video camera rolling for those pulls.

Also just heard from JRZ today that the suspension bits are back from the anodized which means assembly and shipping is just around the corner.

 

Sorry for the lack of updates. We have been completely consumed with customer projects that the STi has been neglected. Here is a picture of our new FP Dual 3inch exhaust. This baby sounds killer!



Thanks for looking!

Tray

 

Just wanted to chime in and say the car had some tuning last night performed. Sharif is going to chime in a bit later with the results, and dynograph with video. We apologize for the lack of updates. Our customer cars take #1 priority over our Project STi. We are currently working on over 50 customer project vehicles.

A little peak of what is to come!
- Dynograph with Video
- Group N Mounts
- CSF Radiator Installation & review
- Whiteline Suspension review
- AMS Prototype Manifold Install and test (Before & After)
- Viper Smart Start kit and Escort 9500ci Radar & Laser Shifter Kit
- Pioneer unit with HKS Camp 2 review
- OS Giken Clutch & Install review
- Forged Performance Stroker Kit - Manley & Tomei Components
- Tomei Timing Belt, Timing Belt Guide, Engine Baffle Stiffener & Spec'd 270 Degree Camshafts
- Break In tune & write up
- Race gas tune & write up
- OS Giken (Front & Rear) Differential Install & Testing
- Track Testing
- JRZ RS1 Suspension Installation
- Track testing
- Lip kit, Side skirts, and rear diffuser.
- Hopefully some more goodies along the way!

 

Hi everyone, it's been hectic to say the least. I wanted to thank all of you your interest and support of this project. The 11 of us that work at Forged are all hard core enthusiasts that live, breath and eat this stuff just like all of you. As such, I can get pretty addicted to working, tuning, and trying to do the best possible job for everyone. So bear with us as we're burning the midnight oil.

As Tray mentioned, I spent a couple hours last night finally getting a chance to tune the car on E85 at higher boost. The objective was to push to 30psi on the stock block, knowing our single pump DW pump would not make it that far. But I was pleasantly surprised at just how far it did make it and far exceeded what can be done with the traditional Walbro 255.

At the end of the tuning session with E85 fuel, I acheived 471whp@26psi peak boost pressure on our Dyno Dyanamics AWD Dyno (no BS inflation added) before running out of fuel. For reference, our project car did a 197whp baseline. The turbo absolutely JUMPED to life after about 24psi, and I can tell it's begging for much much more. Full boost at 4750rpm isn't too shabby either for a big PTE 6765 turbocharger. Before our stroker engine goes in, I'll do one more tuning session with our big flow fuel system before yanking out this engine.

Enjoy the pics from last night, and the videos are being edited as we speak.